Hi all, I’ve found this one of the most interesting and entertaining threads on here for a sometime. Not just because of Pinks adventures, and good luck to her for living them, but also because of the debate that has ensued.
Having a list of tasks to work through some or all of which push an individuals boundaries is neither uncommon nor unhealthy: I have ‘dared’ myself to go driving dressed, to walk around the block, to walk around the shops: it’s just a way of goal setting and measuring achievement. Pinks tasks may not be to all our tastes but surely they fit into the category of not hurting or harming anyone else so what’s the problem?
Maybe the issue is that we take ourselves too seriously at times! Is it possible that what we see in the responses to Pinks adventures is a kind of elitism: that we find it necessary to defend the ‘good name’ of Cding? I for one try to pass, try to blend in, want to be seen as a women: others do not, others cannot, but should this exclude their efforts, their experiences, and their stories from those of us who want to be seen as more than blokes in dresses? (Sorry if I’m doing you a disservice there Pink I'm just pointing out there are many levels).
Ultimately we need to stand together, each of us doing whatever it takes to meet our own criteria for Cding, but being aware and accommodating towards others who have set and meet their own criteria. We need to be a ‘broad church’ rather than defenders of some impossible and implausible ideal, what chance is there for acceptance from the rest of the world if we can’t accept each other?
Finally to the moderators: good job girls!
Yours (off on one), Amanda x
